Contrary to the EU carbon neutrality targets, the market share of rail freight is today declining. A strong push for innovation and digitalisation is therefore needed to stop and invert this trend. Coordinated deployment of technologies such as ERTMS and DAC is considered the main pillar of this transformation. AERRL members today represent 64% of the locomotive leasing market in Europe. Lessors are today major investors in the railway sector and catalysts of innovation. We, therefore, welcome the uptake of interest in the Digital Automatic Coupler (DAC) project and its positive development. Nonetheless, there are some points of concern for locomotive keepers that we would like to address collaboratively.
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